Lets do a jazz album together. She said, i love it woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the governors of new york and new jersey announced today that all travelers coming from ebola affected countries will face a new mandatory quarantine when they arrive at airports in those two states. Governors andrew cuomo and Chris Christie said the existing federal standards were not enough. It came just hours after new york city officials tried to tamp down concerns over that citys first ebola case. Hari sreenivasan reports we have the finest Public Health system not only anywhere in this country but anywhere in the world. Its a Public Health system that has been developed over decades it is ready for extraordinary challenges and its proving it as we speak. Sreenivasan new york city mayor bill de blasio sounded a reassuring tone this afternoon, a day after doctor Craig Spencer was diagnosed with the ebola virus and his fiancee and two friends were placed in quarantine. Spencer, isolated and in stable condition at a new york hospital, had recently returned from treating ebola patients in guinea. But City Health Commissioner dr. Mary bassett said the 33year old was symptom free during his travels he was feeling well, had no fever at the time that he left guinea which was on the 14th. He continued to feel well with his onward travel from europe to the United States where he arrived at jfk on the 17th. And he continued to check his temperature daily. Sreenivasan officials said spencer visited the highline park, a coffee shop, and restaurant in manhattan on tuesday as fatigue symptoms appeared. On wednesday, he went running and rode the subway to a Bowling Alley in brooklyn. It was at his apartment thursday morning that spencer reported having a 100. 3 degree fever, and emergency workers moved him to Bellevue Hospital for treatment. Health officials are now retracing spencers steps in the days leading up to his admission. Theyve cleared the Bowling Alley and the coffee shop, and maintain the odds of virus transmission in public spaces remains very low. Sreenivasan meanwhile, doctors declared nina pham free of the virus today. She is one of two nurses who contracted the disease while treating ebola patient of liberia who later died in a dallas hospital. She was released from the National Institutes of health this morning i feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today. I first and foremost would like to thank god, my family, and friends. Throughout this ordeal, ive put my trust in god, and my medical team. Im on my way back to recovery, even as i reflect on how many others have not been so fortunate. Sreenivasan pham later met with president obama at the oval office. Her release is the latest in a series of recoveries by americans who have contracted the disease. Pham colleague and fellow nurse amber vinson, n. B. C. Camera man ashoka mukpo, and three missionary workers, doctor kent brantly, nancy writebol, and dr. Rick sacra, have all been declared ebolafree after receiving treatment at u. S. Facilities. Still, on capitol hill today, National Nurses united co president Deborah Burger said the Ebola Response from u. S. Hospitals and governmental agencies has been inconsistent 85 percent of the nurses say they are not adequately trained, and the level of preparation for ebola in our facilities is insufficient. Give us the tools we need. All we ask from president obama and congress is not one more infected nurse. Sreenivasan but john roth an Inspector General at the department of Homeland Security said an audit of previous d hs pandemic preparedness revealed questionable spending practices. For example, we found that dhs has a stockpile of about 350,000 white coverall suits and 16 million surgical masks, but hasnt been able to demonstrate how either fits into their pandemic preparedness plans. It was put in place to start the efficacy trials in the affected country in december as early as in december 2014. Of course, the protocols will be adapted to take into consideration safety results of the phase one trial as they become available. Sreenivasan they said hundreds of thousands of doses could be ready for use in west africa by the middle of next year. The w. H. O. Also announced it was sending experts to mali, after a twoyearold girl was diagnosed with the first ebola case in that country. 43 others are being monitored for symptoms. Woodruff the w. H. O. Said there are already more than 9,900 cases of ebola in africa during this outbreak and close to 4,900 deaths. Nine cases of ebola have been seen in the United States since the beginning of august. Only duncan, the man from liberia, died. A high school near seattle, washington, went into lockdown today after a student opened fire in the cafeteria. Police in the town of marysville reported one person was killed, along with the gunman. Hospital officials said four students were wounded, three of them critically with head injuries. Students were seen streaming out of the school as officials searched the campus room by room. Police said they were confident there was only one gunman. Canadian lawmakers pledged today to make tougher laws against terrorism after two separate attacks left two soldiers dead. In response to the incidents, the Canadian Military told troops nationwide to stop wearing their uniforms in public. The funeral for Corporal Nathan cirillo was held in ottawa today. He was gunned down at the National War Memorial before his killer went on a rampage through parliament. Officials said theres still no link between the gunman, michael zehafbibeau, and Islamic State militants, although he was a recent convert to islam. Police in new york city labeled a hatchet attack on four Rookie Police officers a terrorist act by a homegrown radical. The suspect, zale thompson, was a muslim convert but has no ties to international terrorism. He was killed by police after wounding two officers yesterday in queens. At least 30 egyptian soldiers died today when their Army Checkpoint came under siege in the sinai peninsula. It was the deadliest single attack in decades on the military. Officials said it started with a car bomb and was followed by rocket propelled grenades. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the army has been hunting down suspected jihadists in the area. There are new concerns today that Islamic State militants are using chlorine gas in iraq. Three unnamed iraqi officials told the Associated Press the lethal gas was used last month during fighting in two towns north of baghdad. About 40 troops and shiite militiamen showed symptoms of chlorine poisoning, but all recovered. In washington, u. S. Secretary of state john kerry said the United States is still investigating those reports. When mixed in certain ways, and used in certain ways, it can become a chemical weapon that is prohibited under the chemical weapons agreement. And therefore, these allegations are extremely serious, and we are seeking Additional Information in order to be able to determine whether or not we can confirm it. Woodruff if confirmed, it would be the first known chemical weapons attack by Islamic State in iraq. European Union Leaders struck a deal to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions by 40 over the next 16 years. Big businesses say that target is too difficult to reach, while environmentalists say it doesnt go far enough. E. U. Council president Herman Van Rompuy spoke after the latenight deal was agreed to. It was not easy, not at all, but we managed to reach a fair decision. It set europe on an ambitious, yet Cost Effective climate and energy path. Climate change is one of the Biggest Challenges of mankind. Ultimately, this is about survival. It is the example of a longterm policy. Woodruff the e. U. Deal makes it the first Major Economic block to set emission targets before a Climate Summit in paris next year. Stocks on wall street closed out their best week in nearly two years. Strong earnings from microsoft and other large u. S. Companies provided the boost. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 127 points to close at 16,805. The nasdaq rose 31 points to close above 4483. The sandp 500 rose more than 13 points to close at 1,964. For the week, the dow gained 2. 5 . The nasdaq rose 5 . The sandp was up 4 . Still to come on the newshour how liberians in the u. S. Are responding to ebola; massive recalls for cars with defective air bags; why the Affordable Care act matters in this election; shields and brooks on the weeks news; doctors on the frontline of global crises; and we sit down with legendary singer, tony bennett. Woodruff while much attention is focused on the ebola patient in manhattan, theres a community in Staten Island thats paid unusually close attention to the epidemic in west africa for months now. Its a neighborhood already feeling the toll in a very personal way. Again to hari sreenivasan, who spent part of this week in the community. Sreenivasan while you wouldnt know it by looking, this stretch of apartment buildings in a neighborhood called park hill on Staten Island is the heart of the Liberian Community in new york city, commonly known as little liberia. Its home to one of the largest concentrations of librarians liberians outside of west africa. The Ebola Outbreak still hits home. This is a Home Health Worker who immigrated from liberia in 2011. Shes one of the thousands of people in this neighborhood with family ties to liberia, and she told us that, three weeks ago, her pregnant sister saw a nurse who had previously dealt with ebola patients. So your sister died . Her baby died . Her 13yearold son died . Yes. Whats it like in the United States when people hear youre liberian . Love is forgiving is whats happening to liberians everywhere. Yates is the president of the Staten IslandLiberian Community association. She says the treatment of liberians got worse after the news of thomas eric duncan, who died in texas of ebola earlier this month. With the three countries affected, liberia so youre affected in new york because youre liberian . Yes. Sreenivasan once they know youre from africa, theyre scared . Theyre scared. Sreenivasan yates said her 6yearold son jordan came home from school one day saying he only wanted to be american, not liberianamerican because the kids teased him of having ebola. Since returning from liberia in july, yates said shes had trouble going back to her job as a Healthcare Worker even with a clean bill of health from her doctor. Our people are looking after us financially because theres no work. Sreenivasan in the mean time, yates and silca are keeping a food pantry and sending money back home. She spoke on the implications of the Ebola Outbreak. If you have any concern of the ebola, the immigration status, please let us speak with you on that. Brown ththat. Sreenivasan the session was run by an attorney focused on helping african immigrants. People are stranded here, afraid to go back, applying to extend their visitor visa but, in the end, cant work while theyre here. They cant work to support themselves or family back home who are struggling because of ebola. Sreenivasan this afternoon, dozens of protesters organized by african immigrant groups marched from times square toward the United Nations asking for help in the fight against ebola. Woodruff its been the worst year ever for auto recalls and this week provided more disturbing news. The latest concerns, just how many vehicles have air bags that could be dangerous and should be recalled. The air bags made by the Japanese Company takata can rupture causing metal fragments to fly out and injury someone. At least four deaths are connected with those ruptures. Federal regulators said this week that roughly 8 million vehicles from nearly a dozen manufacturers should have repairs done or the bags replaced. Thats on top of 14 million already recalled worldwide. More over, Lawmakers Said 30 million vehicles could be equipped with the air bags. Nationwide, more than 50 million cars and trucks have been recalled for a variety of problems this year, one in five on u. S. Roads. Micheline maynard has been covering this for forbes, a professor of business journalism at Arizona State university university, Walter Cronkite school of journalism and mass communication. Well come back to the newshour. How big a deal are the air bag problem . I think a lot of your listeners heard about the General Motors with ignition switches. I think this is a bigger problem because it aivetle more companies, 11 different car companies, and vehicles that were built from 2000 to 2008, and there are still a lot of those vehicles on the road. Woodruff is it clear, then, mickey maynard, who should have the air bags replaced, fixed . Are they being notified by the auto manufacturers . Yes, its the auto companys responsibility to notify consumers, but consumers could also be proactive by going to the web site of the transportation department, and you can put in the vehicle Identification Number from your car and find out whether the car is subject to recall. In this case, i would really urge people, if theyre concerned at all about their safety, to go on, see if their vehicle has been recalled, and, in that case, get in touch with their dealer. I wouldnt wait in the situation for a letter to come from the car company. If youre really worried, call your dealer or your mechanic. Reportermechanic. Woodruff even though there are only a few deaths, youre saying this is urgent because some of the stories were reading indicate the percentage of problems has been small but there are still real concerns. Right. And one of the things that happens to cars as they get older is the parts get older. As i just said, some of these vehicles are now 14 years old, and this ai Passenger AirBag Technology is evolving so the later air bags are probably more precise and safe than these, but we dont know if you drove your car over rough roads, or in a highhumidity area, you might want to take the precaution of being proactive rather than waiting. Woodruff we should note the Washington Post is reporting there could end up being Something Like 30 million cars with this airbag problem. Why is it that the auto manufacturers continue to use these airbags, why people werent notified sooner about this . This airbag recall has really ban kind of drifting along for about six years, and it was only in the last couple of years that we saw millions more vehicles added to these recalls, and one of the reasons is that cars start to get a little bit rickety as they get older. We thought quality was terrific, and what were finding out is there are certain components where they dont hold up as well and thats one of the situations thats going on here. Woodruff but the auto manufacturers didnt recognize this . What about takata, the maker of the air bags . Did they continue to make this particular type . Do we know . This particular type is no longer being made. Theres a new version thats being made. And one of the big problems with this recall is that takata will have to produce the Replacement Parts. So you have here takata which has already taken charge against its earnings of 750 million, they will have to spend the money to make Replacement Parts for millions of vehicles, and thats going to hold things up. There are only a few manufacturers in the world that make air bag inflaters to begin with and now takata will be burdennenned with making millions they didnt expect to make. Woodruff are you saying there may not be enough parts to fix all these airbags . People are very worried about the speed at which theyll be able to get their cars fixed and were hearing anecdotally of folks calling dealerships and signing up fo for appointments d being told we dont have the parts, you will have to wait. With all the public scrutiny this is getting, perhaps the United States government and the japanese government will have to step in and certainly the manufacturers may have to step in to give takata help to